To :  Ontario Faculties of Medicine Program Directors  Ontario Media  Ontario PGME Associate Deans pgmedean@mcmaster.ca anath@uOttawa.ca adpge@nosm.ca jmccoleman@nosm.ca postgrad.med@utoronto.ca muellevm@torontomu.ca pgme@queensu.ca postgraduate.medicine@schulich.uwo.ca  COFM members  smcnickle@cou.ca  OMA info@oma.org Ontario MOH Premier Ford Premier@ontario.ca Sylvia Jones sylvia.jones@ontario.ca David Lamb david.lamb@ontario.ca Karima Velji Karima.Velji@ontario.ca   Many Ontario Residency Program Directors are expressing that they value diversity, are not […]

La Society of Canadians Study Medicine Abroad est heureuse d’annoncer la création d’une branche de ses activitées qui est dédiée aux médecins francophones formés à l’étranger.  Le Collectif des médecins francophones internationaux du Canada, qui regroupe plus de 150 médecins francophones formés à l’étranger, s’est doté des objectifs qui suivent: Objectifs du Collectif des médecins […]

The purpose of this post is to respond to a number of enquiries/concerns we have received related to Independent clinical electives (outside the AFMC portal) in British Columbia. Electives are important for the match process. The chances of matching is positively correlated to doing an elective in a country, province, and medical school.  Thus, electives […]

by Malcolm M. McFarlane Abstract (Le français suit.) The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) plays a leading role in specialty and subspecialty post graduate medical education (PGME) in Canada. As the RCPSC accredits PGME programs, these programs are structured to meet the RCPSC Competence by Design model and their CanMEDS roles. […]

SOCASMA has received an e-mail (see in bold, in e-mail below) from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia indicating that it is seeking input into new proposed bylaws to put American Board certification on par with Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) certification. As per this new bylaw, you […]

IMPORTANT NEWS! New Pathway to Supervised Practice for Internationally Trained Specialists – College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario NOUVELLE IMPORTANTE! Nouveau cheminement pour les spécialistes formés à l’étranger – Collège des médecins et chirurgiens de l’Ontario Here is the link: https://dialogue.cpso.on.ca/articles/new-pathway-to-supervised-practice-for-internationally-trained-specialists-?

Here are useful resources for medical students or International Medical Graduates wishing to apply for residency in Canada or in the United States: Powerpoint Information for Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad 2024: Powerpoint Information for CSAs 2024 (December) CARMS Application: carms application Interviewing information and stragegy: Interviewing Information and StrategyPopular Interview Questions Sites of interest to […]

(Le français suit.) IMPORTANT NEWS! The order of the Match has been changed back so that the CaRMS Match will go back to being before the American Match. By having the CARMS match date (March 4, 2025) before the U.S. match date (March 17, 2025), Canadians who study medicine abroad can prioritize doing a residency […]